Milk-bucket



(No Model.)

A. WOGDWARD.

MILK BUCKET.

No. 271,293. Patented'J-an. 30,1883.

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ventor i lid has an opening, O, flanked at top by an an- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILK-B UCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 271,293, dated January 30, 1883.

Application filed July To all whom 'it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ABNEE WooDwAeD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shelburne Falls, in the county ot' Franklin and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Buckets, ot' which the following is a specitication.

The peculiar combination -of devices embraced in my invention will iirst be described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a sectionized elevation of myimproved milkLbncket. Fig. 2 is a plan of the central portion ot' the lid, the strainer and its accessories being detached therefrom. A

A represents the bucket or pail, ot' any suitable size, shape, and material, said pail having a lid or cover, B, preierabIyy of wood. This nular pit or recess, D, which latter receives the annular rim E ot' a. dished strainer, F, of any proper material. Adapted to rest snugly on therim E is an annular base-Harige, G, of a chamber, H, which is clo Ved at top, bntopen at bottom, and is provided with a short neck, I, inclining upwardly at an)` suitable, angle. Fitted to this neck is a rubber hose or other ilexible tube, J, the upper end ot' which carries a funnel, K, having a hood, L, that prevents milk splashinginto the fare ofthe operator. I

N N represent turn buttons or clips or other convenient devices i'or retaining' the strainer E F and chamber Gr H in their proper positions on the lid B.

lo use my bucket the annular rim E ot' strainer F is seated in 'the pit l), and chamber H is then applied so as to cause its ange G to rest on' said rim, after which act the buttons or clips N N are turned around to the position seen in Fig. l. Itis evident 'the strainer and chamber are now securely clamped to the'lid, and the lid being then applied to the bucket, the. latter is at once ready for use. The

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milk, after being discharged from the cow directlyinto funnel K'L, runs down the hose J and neck l into the chamber H, where it has an opportunity to disperse without escaping from said cham ber. tlows freely through the dished strainerF into bucket A, the iiexible connection Jenabling the operator to change the position of said funnel so as to follow the movements of the cow. After the animal has been milked the buttons N can be turned and the strainer E F and chamber G H can be detached from the lid and cleaned with the utmost facility. It' preferred, the lower end ot' hose J can lbe coupled to a pipe capable of sliding within the neck I, in order that the funnel K L can be either raised or lowered to suit the heightof the cow; or the same result can be accomplished by' adjusting the hose up or down on a somewhat extended neck of cham-ber H. Finally, if it is desired to attach the strainer and chamber permanently to the lid it can be done by simply screwing down through the anges E and Gr, between which membersapackiugringmay be clamped.

f I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of lid B C, annular flanged strainer E, F, and annular tlanged chamber Gr Il, the latter having a neck, I, and said strainer and chamber heilig attached to the lid, suhstantiallyin the manner herein described.

2. 'lhe combination ot' lid B C, annular pit D, strainer E F, chamber G H, and neck l, said strainer and chamber heilig retained in position by the turn-buttons N, or their equivalents, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

A13-NEE wooDwAED.

Witnesses:

H. A. STOWE, F. S. BURLING.

Consequently the milk 

